Display rack



Jan. i, 1929.

3 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. B. FRANKE DISPLAY RACK Filed Nov. 19, 1923 Q wK/w/ii T71 r y. m I

Jan. 1, 1929.

I J. B. FRANKE DI SPLAY RACK Filed Nov. 19, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheetextending downwardly Within the container. Viewing Fig. 1, it will benoted that one of said strips is positioned adjacent the outside wall ofthe container and the other at such distance inwardly therefrom as toprovide for the reception of the caddy therebetween. Channels 32 areformed midway between the side walls of the container and form shortwall sections 33 for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.

The display covers 28 are provided with peripheral flanges 34 adapted tofrictionally engage the walls of the container, including the short wallsections 33, and the rear flange is cut away, as indicated at 35. Ahinge member, or pintle, 36 is disposed on the inner side of 'said rearflange and has its ends disposed within pockets 37 and 38 arranged onopposite sides of the cut-out portions 35. Steel guide members 39 areprovided upon the top wall of the container and extend through thecut-outs 35, above the pintle rod 36. Said guide members are riveted atone end to the top wall of the container, as inclicated at 41 and at theopposite end are turned inwardly, as indicated at 42 and secured to theinner side of said wall by soldering, or in any preferred manner. Saidguides are bent upwardly at 43 beyond the point of attachment 41, tospace them away from the container wall, and it will be' obvious thatwhen the display cover 28 is raised, it may slide back upon saidcontainer wall to the extent permitted by said guides 39. Thispreferably is a sufficient distance to permit the cover to substantiallydisappear between the container units, as indicated at the bottom ofFig. 3. It is, of course, apparent that said guides 39 may be secured inplace in any desired manner and that the cover may be secured withinsaid guides in any way that manufacturing operations and considerationsof economy may render expedient. The pintle rod 36 is provided with ahandle part 44, whereby it may be readily withdrawn when it is desiredto remove the cover.

A glass, or other transparent panel 45 is secured within a centralopening 46 in said display covers by means of supporting clips 47 ofZ-form, which are attached by soldering or otherwise to the underside ofthe covers, there being in the present instance four of these clips, onedisposed 011 each side of the opening 46.

The top edges of the container walls are headed inwardly, as indicatedat 48, and it will beapparent that, to all intents and purposes, eachcontainer unit comprises two tin cracker cans of the ordinary variety.

The rack, as above described, provides display fronts of pleasing andsubstantial ap pearance and the contents of the, caddies not only areeffectively displayed, but are protected from moisture and from damagewhich might result from their being stored display thanis afforded bythe purchase of crackers in the relatively expensive tin dis- .play canswhich are often employed instead of the cheaper caddy in order that thedealer may have a means of displaying his wares.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill be understood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form construction andarl rangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages, theform hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim":

1. A display rack comprising, uprights, a container supported by saiduprights and adapted to receive a shipping carton having flexible sideflaps, said container having an open mouth and provided with bars spacedapart from two parallel sides of said mouth adapted to have the flaps ofthe carton bent backwardly and inserted between said bars and the sidesof the carton for holding said carton in position.

2. A display rack, comprising uprights, container secured to saiduprights and adapted to receive a pluralit of shipping cartons, said,container being f brmed with intermediate wall sect-ions forming withthe main walls a plurality of cover-receiving sections corresponding tothe number of cartons adapted to be held, and a display cover adapted tofrictionally engage each of said sections.

3. A display rack, comprising uprights, a container permanently securedto said uprights and adapted to; receive a pluralityof shipping cartons,said container being formed with intermediate wall sections forming withthe main walls a plurality of coverreceiving sections corresponding tothe number of cartons adapted to be held, a display cover adapted tofrictionally engage each of said sections, and guides upon the top ofsaid container for retaining said covers and permitting them to slideback upon the container wall when open.

4. A display rack, comprising, a supportmg member, a container mountedon said supporting member, said container being adapted to receive ashipping carton having flaps adapted to form a closure and to be foldedback against-the sides of the carton, means within said containeradapted to engage the folded flaps of said container for supporting thecarton, and a display cover for said container and carton.

5. A display rack, comprising a supporting means, a shippingcartonholder supported thereby, said holder having side members adapted tohold the shipping carton in display posit-ion on said support, saidholder having means spaced from said side memb ers for receiving betweensaid means and said side members portions of a carton to support saidcarton in display position, and a cover carried by said holder, adaptedto close the open mouth of the carton.

6. A display rack, comprising a support ing member, a carton holdersupported thereby and adapted to receive a shipping carton -formed withflexible side flaps, said carton holder having an open mouth andprovided with means spaced away from two parallel sides of said holder,at the mouth thereof, to permit the flapsof the carton to be insertedbetween said spaced means and parallel sides for holding said carton inposition.

7. A display rack, comprising, a supporting member, a carton holderthereon adapted to receive a shipping carton, said holder having an openmouth and means on said holder for supporting the carton and holding itin position on said holder by means of the usual flexible side flaps ofthe carton, and a closingmember adapted to close the mouth of saidcarton holder and said carton.

8. A display rack, comprising, a supporting member, a carton holdersupported thereby and having an open mouth, a display carton, and meansengaging the usual flexible mounted on the carton holder adapted toclose themouth of the holder and the contained carton, and means withinthe holder to maintain the mouth of the carton presented to andimmediately under the mouth of the holder, said means being adjustablefor cartons of different depth.

10. A display rack, comprising a support ing member, a carton holdersupported there by adapted to receive a plurality of display cartons,display cartons therein, a plurality of transparent covers slidablyhinged to a Wall of the container, each cover adapted to provide anindividual sealed closure for the cartons, and means within thecontainer to maintain the mouth of the carton presented to andimmediately under the mouth of the container, said means beingadjustable for cartons of different depth.

JOHN B. FRANKIE.

